The Moth


1h 12m 1917

Film Details

Release Date
Oct 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Norma Talmadge Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Select Pictures Corp.; Select Star Series
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Moth by William Dana Orcutt (New York and London, 1912).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 12m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
6 reels

Synopsis

Spoiled young heiress Lucy Gillam knows only a life filled with parties and flirtations until she falls in love with a man who loves only her money. Lucy naïvely marries him, and after the birth of their child, finds herself confronted with the harsh realities of life as her husband demands more and more money with which to support his mistress. Tiring of his lover, Lucy's husband discards the woman, who then kills herself. Suspicion for the death points to her ex-lover, and after much adversity, Lucy is freed from the burden of her husband, and faces life as a responsible adult.

Film Details

Release Date
Oct 1917
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Norma Talmadge Film Corp.
Distribution Company
Select Pictures Corp.; Select Star Series
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the novel The Moth by William Dana Orcutt (New York and London, 1912).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 12m
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Film Length
6 reels

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Trivia

Notes

This was the first of the star series films that Talmadge appeared in for Select. One sources lists this film as seven reels in length.